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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
In preparing the acts of the Legislature for publication in the Mississippi Code of 1972 after the adjournment of each session and without altering the sense, meaning or effect of the acts, the joint committee is authorized to:
(a) Correct the spelling of words;
(b) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;
(c) Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors;
(d) Substitute the proper code section number, chapter number, or other number or designation for the terms “this act,” and similar words or phrases;
(e) Change cross-reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters, code sections or portions of the Code;
(f) Substitute the proper calendar date for “the effective date of this chapter” and other phrases of similar import;
(g) Correct manifest errors in references to laws;
(h) Correct inaccurate references to the titles of officers, the names of departments or other agencies of the state, local governments, or the federal government, and such other name changes as are necessary to be consistent with the laws of the state;
(i) Insert or delete hyphens in words so as to follow correct grammatical usage;
(j) Change nouns from the singular to the plural or vice versa for purposes of style and grammar;
(k) Change punctuation for purposes of uniformity and consistency of style; and
(l) Integrate the amendments that may have been made in more than one (1) act of the Legislature in a single session to the same code section or provisions of law, so that all versions of the same code section or law that were enacted during a single session may become effective, if effectuating all such amendments is consistent with the intent of the Legislature.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 1. Laws and Statutes § 1-1-109 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-1-laws-and-statutes/ms-code-sect-1-1-109/
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